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A former central Pennsylvania university student who is accused of trying to abort his girlfriend’s pregnancy by putting bleach in her water has pleaded guilty. Twenty-one-year-old Theophilous Washington pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted homicide of an unborn child. The Washington, D.C. resident had also been charged with attempted homicide of the woman and reckless endangerment. Lancaster County prosecutors say those charges will officially be dropped at sentencing.

King of Prussia: Upper Merion police shot a robbery suspect outside of the King of Prussia Mall Sunday afternoon. It happened around 4 p.m. outside of the Nordstrom side of the mall, near Gulph Road and Mall Boulevard. Police said the suspect was behind three armed robberies - one Saturday at the mall and two others in Delaware.

Penbrook Police are looking for the person who shot a 15-year-old boy. Investigators said the boy was shot in the leg after a fight at a party in the 300 block of South 28th Street at 9:15 Saturday night.

Lancaster: One man is in critical condition after a shooting in Lancaster City early Friday morning. According to police, they found a 31-year-old Lancaster man was found around 3:18 a.m. in the 300 block of South Marshall Street with a gun shot wound to his torso after a shooting. The victim was taken to an area hospital and is in critical condition.

Philadelphia: police are looking for a man in connection with the shooting of a 3-year-old in North Philadelphia last week. Sirwayne Dattes, 24, of the 3600 block of N. 18th Street is wanted for violations of the Uniform Firearms Act and recklessly endangering another person.

Fairview Township: Police and the Mercer County Coroner are investigating a fatal shooting incident. Police and rescue crews were called out shortly after 1 am today to the 1400 block of North Perry Highway and Schrader Road, north of Mercer Borough. Once on the scene, police found a car with a shattered rear window.

Reading: A shooting Tuesday night sent a person to the hospital. Reading police responded to the area of South 11th and Chestnut streets after a person showed up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds to the lower extremities

Philadelphia: Police are investigating following a triple shooting that left one person dead overnight. Police say two people were standing outside a bar, a 24-year-old man and 31-year-old woman, when they were shot by the suspect. The woman is recovering at Temple University Hospital, but the man succumbed to his injuries

A Delaware County school is closed Tuesday due to a homicide investigation in the surrounding area. The William Penn School District posted to social media that Penn Wood Middle School in Darby Borough would be closed due to police activity.

Harrisburg: a 2-year-old was transported via Life Lion medical helicopter after falling into a fire. Swatara Township Police say the incident occurred on the night of October 22 in the 900 block of Main Street. They stated that the child tripped and fell into the fire that the family was holding in their backyard.

Lebanon: Police say they are investigating after a student was assaulted and hospitalized Monday morning at the Lebanon County Career & Technology school. As stated by police, the victim was transported to Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital where they were treated for injuries and released.